Governance Lag
What does this mean?
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
The Path Forward
The Scaffold
Brings immediate structural maturity. It represents the necessity of outside, independent oversight to manage new scale, breaking the echo chamber of a founding 'friends and family' board.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 58 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 43 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAOMI OSAWA | Board President | — | ||
| JEFFREY WEISS | Board President | — | ||
| EMILY TITSWORTH | Secretary | — | ||
| JASON LEBEAU | Treasurer | — | ||
| SARAH FICHTMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY O'HARA | Board Member | — | ||
| DARLENE MYERS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENDA WIEDERKEHR | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER O'KEEFE | Board Member | — | ||
| KAT KOPPETT | Board President | — | ||
| JEFFREY WEISS | Board President | — | ||
| EMILY TITSWORTH | Secretary | — | ||
| CHERLY ALMONTE LARE | Treasurer | — | ||
| SHEILA AUTILIO | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY LYNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH GREENWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| SPENCER LEE | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER SEMENZA | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENDA WIEDERKEHR | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCIE CAPEK | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER O'KEEFE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN CASEY | Board President | — | ||
| JEFFREY WEISS | Board President | — | ||
| EMILY TITSWORTH | Secretary | — | ||
| CHERLY ALMONTE LARE | Treasurer | — | ||
| DARLENE MYERS | Artistic Director | — | ||
| TERESA LEON | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCIE CAPEK | Board Member | — | ||
| SHEILA AUTILIO | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY LYNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| KAT KOPPETT | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY ELLENBOGEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH GREENWOOD | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER SEMENZA | Board President | — | ||
| JEFFREY WEISS | Board President | — | ||
| SHEILA AUTILIO | Secretary | — | ||
| KEVIN ROSENBERG | Treasurer | — | ||
| DARLENE MYERS | Artistic Director | — | ||
| TERESA LEON | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCIE CAPEK | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH ALEXANDER | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY LYNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| KAT KOPPETT | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICK MCNAMARA | Board Member | — | ||
| NICOLE SHEELER | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 699 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 44 points above the peer median (75 vs. 31).
5-year trend: Governance Lag
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.